California · Mountain biking · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Cinder Cone Spur

0.1 mi
round trip
Singletrack
surface
Out and back
route
May–Oct
best months

Is Cinder Cone Spur open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists an alert for Tahoe National Forest.

  • Camping and Campfire Restrictions-Truckee and Sierraville Districts

    Agency alert covering Tahoe National Forest · Order 17-25-05 · USFS · Tahoe National Forest

As of · Source: USFS · Tahoe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Cinder Cone Spur is a short, easy mountain biking route in California's Tahoe National Forest, within the Truckee Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the route is an out-and-back that starts and ends at nearly the same elevation, with a high point of 6,830 feet and a low of 6,794 feet. It covers about 0.28 miles, so it works well as a quick addition to a longer ride in the area. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Tahoe City show July highs around 78°F with lows near 46°F and only about one wet day in the month. That station sits roughly 600 feet below the route, so temperatures on the spur run a little cooler. Cinder Cone and S.S. Wallternate are both about 0.2 miles away, and Silver Creek-Truckee campground is about 1.7 miles off. Climbers can find Light Deprivation Buttress about 2.7 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Silver Creek-Truckee

    Campground

    Campground · 1.7 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    River Ranch

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi

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  • Best time to go · May–Oct

    Best time to visit Cinder Cone Spur

    Best months: May–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      40° / 21°

      11 wet · 7 snow

    2. Feb

      40° / 21°

      10 wet · 7 snow

    3. Mar

      45° / 24°

      10 wet · 7 snow

    4. Apr

      50° / 28°

      8 wet · 4 snow

    5. May

      59° / 34°

      7 wet · 1 snow

    6. Jun

      69° / 40°

      3 wet

    7. Jul

      78° / 46°

      1 wet

    8. Aug

      77° / 45°

      2 wet

    9. Sep

      70° / 41°

      2 wet

    10. Oct

      59° / 33°

      4 wet · 1 snow

    11. Nov

      48° / 26°

      7 wet · 3 snow

    12. Dec

      40° / 21°

      10 wet · 6 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tahoe City, CA, 3.3 mi away at 6,230 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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